Mattress carrier sunner



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. a mes X E E11-'d ATTE! RN EYE Patented Feb. 26, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MATTRESS CARRIER SUNNER James V. Card, La. Grange, Tex. Application November 6, 1947, Serial No. 784,488l

1 claim. 1

My present invention relates to an improved mattress carrier and sunner o'f the type comprising a wheeled frame upon which a mattress may be placed at the bedside and rolled outdoors. The mattress and the support may be pivoted to adjust the same from horizontal toA trated one complete example of the physical em-v bodiment of my invention according to the best mode I have thus far devised, but it .will be understood that various changes and alterations may be made in the exemplified structure within the scope of the appended claim.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the device of my invention;

Figure 2 is an end elevational view;

Figure 3 is a side elevational view;

Figure 4 is a detail View of one belt clip;

Figures 5 and 6 are sectional views at line 5-5 and 6-6 of Figure 1 and n Figure 7 is an elevational side view of the device in folded or storing position.

Referring now to the drawings, wherein I have illustrated the present preferred embodiment of my invention, I employ a supporting frame comprising end sections having pivoted legs 2 and 4 on the rod 5, and intermediate legs 6 and 1, the legs being connected by side bars 8. Rods lll pivoted at I2 on the legs 2 are notched at I4 to engage the lugs I6 on legs 4 and lock the legs in open position. Each of the legs 2 and 4 is provided with casters I8 to facilitate movement of the frame.

A U-shaped frame consists of tubular ends 2t) and side or base member 22 with intermediate tubular supports 24 secured at one end to the member 22 and arranged in parallel spaced relation to each other and to the ends 20. The ends 20 and' intermediate supports 24 have ears 26 pivotally secured on the rod 5. An extension section for the U-shaped carrying frame consists of a reverselyV positioned U-shaped frame 28 having intermediate rods 30 parallel with and spaced from the ends 29 of the frame 28. The ends 29 and rods'3 are fixed at one end to the side member 3| and the ends 29 and rods 30 are telescopic in the ends 20 and supports 24 of the carrying frame. In Figure 5, is shown the manner in which the rods 30 and ends 29 are telescopically received in the end members 20 and supports 24 of the carrying frame.

The end members 2U and supports 24 are provided with a guideway 33 between the curved stops 35 and 3l formed in the members 20 and supports 24. The guideway is formed by halving the members 2D and supports 24 between the stops 35 and 3l and retaining the members outwardlyV of these stops in full tubular form. These stops are eng-aged by crossbar 39 which is secured to the ends of the end members v29 and rods 30 in parallel relation to the side member 3 l. Thus when the frame and extension section is telescoped, the bar 39 'will engage the stops 31 in the end members 20 and supports 24 to limit the inward movement, outward movement of the extension section being limited by engagement of the bar 39 with the stops 35. Thus the frame cannot be telescoped too tightly to jam or be pulled apart in the manipulation of the device through its various movements. The bar 39 engaging in the guideway prevents sagging of the extension section so that the frame and section are easily telescoped.

The side member 3| of the extension section 28 has loops 32 at the center thereof and inwardly of the ends thereof in alinement with the supports 24 for the straps 34 which extend diagonally from the loops 32 toward the end members, and are secured at 36 to the belts 38 extending from the loops 32 adjacent the outer ends of the side member 3l.

The belts 38 are provided with buckles 40 to receive the belts 42 when the device is in folded position. The belts 42 are attached to clips 44 on the tubular carrying frame and on the side bars 8, I employ spring clips 46 in which the belt ends are secured to brace the carrying frame and its extensible section when opened.

For storage, the extension frame is telescoped in the tubular frame and the telescoped frames are swung downwardly on the pivot formed by the rod 5 into contact with the leg 2. The legs 2 and 4 are unlatched and pivoted together on the same rod for compact and space saving storage, as shown in Figure 7.

For use, the legs are spaced and locked, and the frame is rolled to the side of a bed from which it is desired to remove the mattress. The carrying frame 20 is moved upwardly on its pivot to a level with the bottom of the mattress. The mattressedge is then lifted suiciently to allow the round edge of the carrying frame to be inserted under the mattress. Shoving against carrier causes the carrying frame tolglide underneath the mattress until the legs of the frame contact the bed railing. The mattressis then 3 pulled by hand up to the end of the carrying frame. The extension section of the carrier-is then extended, and mattress is pulled onto the extended section. This operation keeps mattress Within arms length of operator, and allows its use in limited space.

The telescoping characteristic of the carrier during transfer ofvmattress is the important feature of the invention,l since the operatorv can perform the transfer of the mattress to the 'carrier with ease in limited spaces.

The carrying frame and mattress may be pivoted downwardly toward the vertical and the device rolled out of the house to a suitable place for sunning and airing either in the vertical or horizontal position. L W

For use as a cot for sun bathing, the belts are detached from each other and secured tothe respective clips to maintain the frame and mattress stable in Vhorizontal position.-

v It is believed 'that from the foregoing description, the construction and operation of the device "will be apparent to those skilled in the art,

as well as the .advantages inherent with thisv type of device.

Having thus fully described my'inventionwhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

Amattress carrier including a collapsible sup- I carrying frame having a base portion and upright portion perpendicular' to each end of the base il portion, said U-shaped frame being pivotally lcon- `nected to the pivoted ends of said legs at the ends of said upright portions, a" plurality of 'intermediate tubular supports connected at one 'cross'. bar connected to thewends of the members of th'e extensible section, stops atthe outer ends of the portions'of the carrying vframe adapted to engage said cross bar to limit the outward movement of said extensible section and the underside ofthe portions of the carrying frame being undercut to permit coaction of the cross bar with" the stops, exible means on the carrying frameland extensible section adapted to alternately secure'the mattress on the carrying frame and v'extensible section for securing the carrying frame and extensible section with relation to the supporting frame and spring clips on the supporting frame for securing said exible means.

, JAMES V. CARD.

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